by Tim Scrantom | Nov 15, 2019 | Insights
In the United States, Alternative Litigation Finance (ALF)–third-party funding, litigation finance, whatever your preferred moniker—was born in a conflict zone. Ten years ago last month (October 2009), the Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) of the U.S. Chamber of...
by Thomas Jones | Sep 10, 2019 | DBAs, Insights
There is a growing realisation among law firms that they are missing a trick: litigation funders are making attractive returns from assets that are the law firms’ domain, and law firms are handing them those returns. In many respects, this is an example of the world...
by Thomas Jones | Sep 3, 2019 | Insights
A fair amount of commentary has been published recently about the opinion issued by the New York City Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Committee (the Opinion) concluding that a popular form of financing for law firms conflicts with Rule of Professional Conduct...
